Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research is a publication of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honorary Society. It is funded by the Illinois Wesleyan University Student Senate.
Current Issue: Volume 31, Issue 1 (2026)
Prefatory Notes
Letter from the Department Chair
William Munro
Editors' Introduction
Emma Kudelka and Brady Poisal
Articles
Ideological Narratives in Literacy Reform
Maya McGrew
Between Motherhood and the Motherland: Navigating Challenges to Rank Advancement of Women in the U.S. Army
Valeria Suarez
One Nation, Bound By Drag: Tokyo’s Drag Culture as a Modern Subentity of National Identity
Emmeline Schubert
Editors
- Head Editors
- Emma Kudelka, '27
- Brady Poisal, '27
- Associate Editor
- Cayden Webster, '27
- Cover Design
- Emma Kudelka, '27